Automobile fender



May 15,1923. 1.455,468

v J. ALLEN AUTOMOBILE FENDER Fi1ed Aug. 28 1922 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patentecl May 15, 1923.

' UNITEDSTAT'ES AUTOMOBILE FEINDER,

Application flled August 2 8 1922. Se1 ia1 N0. 584,768.

T0 all w/wm z't may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ALLEN, a subject oft t-he King of Grea Britain and Ireland, ancl resicling at Detroit, county of lVayne, and State of Miohigan, have inventecl a new ancl Improvecl Automobile Fencler, of which tl1e following is a specification.

This invention relates 130 autornobile fanders, and l1as for its principal object the rovision of a light weight fencler arrangml to lift and. cafch a person o1 animal that woulcl otherwise be struck by the automo bile.

Another object of my invention is tourrange a fenclor from the forwarcl extfemit=y 0I" t he car so as to contaot a person or animal below its center of gravity, am;l pro vide netting :Eor holding the person or aninml so struck 'to prevent the car from passing thereover.

A further object of the invention 'IlS che rovision of an autornobile fender 0'f Sim ple and inexpensive construction whicl1 Will be ofilcient ancl durable in use and oasil v securecl upon automobiles of Various rnakes.

The above and other objects of my in Ventiori Will b e apparent'from the follow-- ing clescription wherein referenoe is macle to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferrecl embodiment of my invention.

In oho clrawingz T l1e figure sl1ows a perspective view of xny improvecl automobile fencler in osition upon tll front axle of a oar.

Referring w tho drawihg ehe letter A clesignates a pairof ohanneled fulorum brackets arranged to fit over the front axle of an automobile and said braokets are securecl'rigidly thereto by mearis of bolts or tl1e like, ab the requisifce distanoes 130 pivotally support the side arms J of the frame B of the automobile fe'nder. As herein shown the brackets A are formed With sleeves A at their forward extremities, ancl the side arms J am formed with inturned ends arranged to pass through and fulcrum upon tl1e sleeves A.- The arms J arte; se-

ourecl by bolts, or the lil ze 110 the rear extremities of the frame B of thofenrler, ancl niay' of course, be turne l so that thojr i'ree ends point outwarclly if neoessiary for 1*e:rcly positioning upon an automobile.

The fencler is preferably macle or anet ting D laced through apertu1es in the frarne B, substantially as shown herein, the nettng being sufficiently taub t0 prevent, sagging when a heavy objeot such as a man ora dog i's s1ipported. thereon. The femler nor. mally slants dowhwardly fron1 the fulcrum. brackets A eo a po'sition a few inchs above the grounda1'1dis hold in such position by supporting springsF- arrangecl between eyebolts E anal G 011 ehe fraine ancl the radiator frame respectively, the boltsE being positioned upon the sido arms 0f the frarne B at the correct positions f0r the weight Of- .tl1e fencler to place the.springsF uncler Ton: s1on and yet not permit tl1e forwarcl extremity' of tl1e fender to drag upon the ground, The side plates C are arrangeclto extend upwardly fr0mthe sides.of the frame B in position to preventthe r0lling o'f an objeot upon the fencl'er under oho wheels I of tl1e automoloile.

The Operation of my improve d fehclor is believed 130 be apparent. tremity of the fenderis arranged forwardly of any portionof tl1e auton'10bileand'only a itew inches abovethe ground, Whereby (he. fender Will first contact an object in freut of the-. car, and Stilklllg it so elose 150 the gronlnl Will topple lt over onto oho netti1ig D of the fencler Where it Will be oarried in oomparative safety instead of being orrished= by the wheels of the maohine. The fender is supporteol in its normal osition by springs Whioh are hold under tension by the weight of die fender it-self am]. Whi0h Will tend to cushion 1she impzict of an object falling upon the fender. As' soon -as tl1e object is lifted fr0mtl1e fender the springs-will return it to its normal position.

VVhile it Will bo apparentthat thelllus-= 'trated. embocliment Ofmy invention herein The lower e:e

disclosed 'is well Calculatecl. to adequately fulfill oho objeets and aclvantages Primarily .stat'od, it is to be i1nderstood that th o fikzaf3ion antl Change within the spiritanrl Scope of ehe subjoined claim.

inveriti0n is ss jeptible to variation, modi having a netting mounted thereon, a pair frame.

An ziutomobilefender comprising a frame guard p1ates secured t0 the sids of the of fulcrum brackets adapted to be seoured. In witness whereof I hereunto sei; my upon the foiWard portion of an automobile, hand. removable side arms secred "CO the frame and adapted -t0 pivot wichin the flcrllm v WYitnes ses: brackets, supporting springs e1igaging the "MARY KENNEDY; frame intetmediate its 'extremiies,* and q TOM T. THOMAS.

JOHN ALLEN. 

